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Originally established as a fur trading center and later a grain milling powerhouse, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and their many surrounding suburban areas today are home to most of the state’s seventeen Fortune 500 companies. The Twin Cities are also home to many colleges, including the University of Minnesota.

The Twin Cities has also earned a reputation of being a great place to live. According to a variety of national news outlets, the area has been voted among the healthiest cities, the most bike-friendly, and a great place for millennials to thrive.

Senator Klobuchar grew up in suburban Hennepin County. As Hennepin County Attorney, she represented one-fourth of the state of Minnesota, including Minneapolis and forty-four suburbs. 

Senator Klobuchar's work in the Greater Metro area includes these visits:

• Participated in the Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau’s 25th Annual Diamond Service Awards. (Hennepin County)
• Attended the 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Breakfast hosted by the General Mills Foundation and the United Negro College Fund. (Hennepin County)
• Delivered welcome remarks before a performance of the musical Hamilton. (Hennepin County)
• Joined the 37th annual Domestic & Sexual Violence Awareness Luncheon hosted by 360 Communities. (Dakota County)
• Led a Farm Bill discussion with Republican Senator Boozman of Arkansas and Minnesota Agriculture leaders at the Science Museum of Minnesota. (Ramsey County)
• Participated in the 37th Annual State of Minnesota Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day event. (Ramsey County)
• Delivered remarks at the Women in Construction awards banquet in Minneapolis. (Hennepin County)
• Spoke at the Northside Achievement Zone Gala. (Hennepin County)
• Delivered welcome remarks at the Metro State University Commencement. (Hennepin County)
• Held a meeting with Rep. Angie Craig to increase public awareness about the fentanyl crisis. (Dakota County)
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Amy Jean Klobuchar (; born May 25, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the seniorUnited States senator from Minnesota. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, Minnesota's affiliate of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the Hennepin County Attorney. She ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 election, before pulling out in March and endorsing Joe Biden.

Klobuchar's political positions have generally been in line with modern American liberalism. She is pro-choice on abortion, supports LGBT rights and the Affordable Care Act, and was critical of the Iraq War.

According to GovTrack, Klobuchar passed more legislation than any other senator by the end of the 114th Congress in late 2016. According to Congress.gov, as of December 16, 2018, she had sponsored or co-sponsored 111 pieces of legislation that became law. During the 115th Congress, she voted in line with President Donald Trump's position on legislation 31.1 percent of the time.

Crime

Criminal justice reform

In December 2018, Klobuchar voted for the First Step Act, legislation aimed at reducing recidivism rates among federal prisoners through expanding job training and other programs in addition to forming an expansion of early-release programs and modifications on sentencing laws such as mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, "to more equitably punish drug offenders."

On July 31, 2019, following Attorney General William Barr announcing that the United States federal government would resume the use of the death penalty for the first time in over 20 years, Klobuchar was a cosponsor of a bill banning the death penalty.

Gun laws

As of October 2018, Klobuchar has an "F" rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) for supporting gun control legislation.^&#

American lawyer, politician (born 1960)

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Amy Jean Klobuchar (KLOH-bə-shar; born May 25, 1960) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the seniorUnited States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Minnesota's affiliate of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the county attorney of Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Born in Plymouth, Minnesota, Klobuchar graduated from Yale University and the University of Chicago Law School. She was a partner at two Minneapolis law firms before being elected county attorney of Hennepin County in 1998, making her responsible for all criminal